by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Dec 17, 2025 | How Yoga Therapists Work, Scope of Practice, What Is Yoga Therapy?
By Denver Clark As a former yoga therapy school director, faculty member, and mentor, I have had the opportunity not only to build a thriving private practice, but also to learn from the professional growth of the students I’ve taught. Their practicum experiences—from...
by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Nov 7, 2024 | Cardiovascular & Circulatory, Managing Anxiety, Stress, & Depression, Scope of Practice, Sleep & Fatigue, Yoga Therapy & Mental Health
By Monica Le Baron Rushing to take the kids to school, getting stuck in traffic, and wrangling a never-ending to-do list at work are all-too-common experiences today, and each one triggers stress in its own ways. Getting a massage or repeating a mantra of, “I just...
by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Jan 24, 2020 | Scope of Practice, What Is Yoga Therapy?
The yogatherapy.health blog is geared toward yoga therapy clients, the healthcare providers who recommend the practices to their patients, and those who might simply be curious. But we know that yoga teachers visit, too, so next week’s post will feature a bit...
by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Dec 20, 2018 | Meditation, Musculoskeletal Concerns, Scope of Practice, Subtle Body, What Is Yoga Therapy?
By Diane Finlayson The yoga philosophy that informs the way yoga therapists view the individual comes from a text called the Taittiriya Upanishad. Its second chapter describes a way of considering the human system that incorporates five interconnected “sheaths”—the...
by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Nov 23, 2018 | Chronic Illness & Recovery, Musculoskeletal Concerns, Pain Management, Scope of Practice, Women's Health, Yoga Therapy for Specific Needs
In a first for both professions, physical therapists and yoga therapists Neil Pearson, Diana Perez, and Shelly Prosko presented a session on integrating the two fields in practice at Congress 2018 of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association (CPA). The group also...
